WHAM Community Arts Center will hold its inaugural Sonoran Desert Plein Air Festival, scheduled for the weekend of April 6, 7, and 8th at the Mita Club, Vistancia Trilogy in Peoria, Arizona.
All artists, eighteen years and older, novice, intermediate or experienced, are invited to apply for acceptance. Only fifty artists will be accepted through a juried process. Each artist attending may exhibit up to three of their paintings created during the event, in an on-site gallery which will be open to the public to view and purchase on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The public is also invited to the artists’ reception on Saturday evening and the awards ceremony Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
For more information about the festival or to apply for artist’s admission, log on to http://www.wham-art.org/sonoran-pleinair-festival.html. Deadline for applications is March 15, on a first come, first served basis.
30500 N. 131st Avenue
Peoria, AZ 85383
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(phone: 480-290-4030)
The festival will be held at Vistancia Trilogy, Peoria Arizona, a master-planned community surrounded by dramatic natural vistas of the Sonoran Desert, making it a unique setting for this event. From the emerging setting of desert foothills, artists will be able to summon inspiration for painting in their unique style with their chosen media. Each artist attending will be allowed to exhibit, in the onsite gallery, up to three of their paintings created during the event. The gallery will be open all three days of the festival for the public to view and purchase art. Breakfast for attending artists will also be provided each day, with an onsite restaurant and bar on premises for lunch or dinner on their own.
Friday will be a day of painting and demonstrations, with professional artists Bill Cramer, Claudia Hartley, Brad Holt, Julie Gilbert, and Martin Dimitrov showing their painting styles and providing individual instruction. Each artist is unique in their style and will bring much knowledge of the “plein air” process to participants. For more information about the artists and demonstration schedule, log on to WHAM’s web site at http://www.wham-art.org/sonoran-pa-artists.html.
Saturday festivities will continue with more painting and demonstrations, concluding with a ‘dark painting competition evening”. All artists and the public can attend the revelries and enjoy live music and partake in a ‘meet & greet’ activity, with food and beverages available for purchase.
Sunday, noon, concludes the festival with judging and an awards ceremony, commencing at 3:30 p.m. Over $3,000 in cash prizes will be given for Best in Show, First, Second and Third places, a Peoria Councilwoman Binsbacher Award, a Night Painting Competition Award, and two Merit awards. Artwork will be judged by the featured professional artists.
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